Holographic display from SIGGRAPH

More optical illusions were offered up by a 3D wide-screen display called Holovizio, which creates giant images resembling holograms. But instead of using lasers, 64 digital projectors are arranged behind the screen, and are programmed to illuminate it together, in order to build up the 3D image.

The effect works across a broader range of angles than a conventional hologram, allowing several people to view it at once. A hand-tracking system also lets viewers interact with the display, turning the image upside down or back-to-front.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• cool
• holographic
• hologram
• display
• technology

[fiveMIRrOrs]

I won't dare to even imagine what that baby costs.

[irgifted]

I think you mean Tie INTERCEPTOR. Sheesh. Nerd.

Just kidding.

[abvmoose87]

can this system show moving images?

[danielodors]

@Geminii27 - Ask yourself this. The screen works by using 64 projectors. each view angle is like a different Rear-projection television. The laptop has to render 64 images at whatever frame rate. so far, not only does this seem pretty awesome, but how is this not capable of animation? Also, consider that animation on a laptop while rendering it out in real-time would be overkill. The laptop looks like it can barely handle rotation.

[Geminii27]

There's a difference between being able to rotate a static model and being able to show an animated model. But again, it was several years ago. I wasn't interested in the screen, just in the type of model it was able to display. A static sphere hologram could have done what that screen did, but it wouldn't have been able to show an interactive model.

[danielodors]

@Geminii27 - Of course the models can move, they clearly rotated a model on the screen. The content they showed was not animated, but they assumed that people know things move on monitors. The stuff was also rendered in real-time on what appeared to be a laptop. I'm sure an animated model would fry that thing. IDK how hard it is to make holographic video (since there really isn't a holographic video format yet), but the screen clearly can take it.

[Geminii27]

So... static 3D models only, I take it. Well, it was over four years ago. Has anyone actually produced a TV of this which can show moving images? Otherwise, it's about as useful as a holographic picture on the wall.

[GraveDiggerIII]

the future is coming, bitches

[steveski74]

@monstercameron Same reason we didn't have electric cars 20 years ago. They're still able to WOW people with ordinary stuff and make money, so it's just been delayed.

3D TV at the moment is a load of crap. I've read that people a developing "Glassless" 3d TV. Why frickin bother when holographic display are already glasses?!

[MrFranciscoFidalgo]

Is the TV bulky or is it flat?

[monstercameron]

i dont get it...why dont we have these now?

[turzareka]

És ez is magyar, csak a miheztartás végett :) Köszönjük azoknak, akik munkájának és kitartásának eredménye képpen mindez létrejött. Bárcsak ilyenen tévézhetnénk már. Nyugodtan ki lehetne hagyni a szemüveges 3d tévéket, rögtön jöhetne ez :)